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jlhoots Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 Bruce Springsteen: Letter To You (CD is excellent, so is the documentary on Apple TV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted October 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, jlhoots said: Bruce Springsteen: Letter To You (CD is excellent, so is the documentary on Apple TV). A good friend of mine, who used to be a big Springsteen fan and whose opinions on rock albums I heartily respect, just sent me this brief write up on this album: “I’ve been listening to Bruce Springsteen’s new album Letter to You and on first listening most of the songs sounded like something I’d heard before or even, at worst, something being played by a Springsteen covers’ band. With repeated plays, however, and casting aside my prejudices built up against Springsteen’s largely overblown and self-important music over the past twenty years and more, the songs and the band come into their own. The E String Band sound almost as good as they did in the '70s and '80s, with the suffocating over-production of his albums from The Rising in 2002 onwards now thankfully absent. Yes, it’s still a big booming sound but the album sounds refreshingly live, explained by the fact that it was recorded as just that in only five days. Three of the songs even date back to before his first album Greetings from Asbury Park in 1973. It’s been frustrating waiting such a long time, but I’ve finally been taken back to the '70s and '80s when the intensity, pure exhilaration and uplifting nature of Springsteen's music meant so much to me.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 25, 2020 Report Share Posted October 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, EKE BBB said: A good friend of mine, who used to be a big Springsteen fan and whose opinions on rock albums I heartily respect, just sent me this brief write up on this album: “I’ve been listening to Bruce Springsteen’s new album Letter to You and on first listening most of the songs sounded like something I’d heard before or even, at worst, something being played by a Springsteen covers’ band. With repeated plays, however, and casting aside my prejudices built up against Springsteen’s largely overblown and self-important music over the past twenty years and more, the songs and the band come into their own. The E String Band sound almost as good as they did in the '70s and '80s, with the suffocating over-production of his albums from The Rising in 2002 onwards now thankfully absent. Yes, it’s still a big booming sound but the album sounds refreshingly live, explained by the fact that it was recorded as just that in only five days. Three of the songs even date back to before his first album Greetings from Asbury Park in 1973. It’s been frustrating waiting such a long time, but I’ve finally been taken back to the '70s and '80s when the intensity, pure exhilaration and uplifting nature of Springsteen's music meant so much to me.” Good summary. Best Springsteen I've heard in 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 23.10.2020 at 0:52 AM, catesta said: Yep .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felser Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 CD's , so not as big as it looks. Nice set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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danasgoodstuff Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 7:14 PM, mikeweil said: Such a wizard, such a shame he lost his struggle with the darkness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, felser said: CD's , so not as big as it looks. Nice set. Nice to have all these albums! Once I got it I realized that the only one I had a physical copy of was Melting in the Dark. So ... win-WYNN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Awesome! And the early stuff, lovingly and expertly revisited here, was THE Pink Floyd era for me, not the later mega-hits (I like those OK, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Sure it's the Mills Brothers singing, but In my mind I can easily hear Tom Waits covering this song . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 A few familiar names (Caetano Veloso, Nana Vasconcelos, Maria Bethania), but most of the performers on this 1992 PolyGram/Verve compilation are unfamiliar to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, duaneiac said: A few familiar names (Caetano Veloso, Nana Vasconcelos, Maria Bethania), but most of the performers on this 1992 PolyGram/Verve compilation are unfamiliar to me. Nice .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Beloved platter .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ghost of miles Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Revisiting with pleasure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 18 hours ago, soulpope said: I always liked that album. Haven't heard it in a LONG time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, BFrank said: I always liked that album. Haven't heard it in a LONG time, though. Same here, but it was a truly pleasant reprise .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 15 hours ago, felser said: Best Bruce for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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